Colossians 2:16

  • Kashrut

    BySkip Moen, Ph.D.

    Don’t let anyone pass judgment on you in connection with eating and drinking . . Colossians 2:16 (The Complete Jewish Bible – David Stern) Eating and Drinking – David Stern correctly notes that Paul is not talking about all eating and drinking.  He is addressing the assembly in Colossae, an assembly consisting of Jews and…

  • Reading Backwards

    BySkip Moen, Ph.D.

    Therefore, let no one act as your judge in regard to food or drink or in respect to a festival or a new moon or Sabbath days Colossians 2:16 No One – Every letter Paul wrote fits into the cultural context of the audience he addressed.  The first principle of biblical interpretation is to determine…